My hip healing was going great but about 4 weeks ago the incision was starting to drain which didn't seem right so we went to the doctor the next week. His initial diagnosis was that it was an infection which is a disaster in a hip replacement. He was not sure so he took 3 separate cultures an
Trip Log
May 24, 2008
Tomorrow is Elyse's 8th birthday and, per Nana's tradition, she is spending the weekend. They went birthday shopping this morning while I stayed home and did chores. I am almost 100% with a limp when I get tired and sore but there is nothing it is keeping me from doing. This afternoon we did m
May 13, 2008
For Mothers' Day we went to Jeff & Danielle's for a brunch and then back home as Mike & Lisa were coming over. Mike went shopping and cooked us dinner on the barbeque. Both events were great meals and even better company. Yesterday we went to Mike & Lisa's and to the Abington Art C
May 10, 2008
Today we have been home for three weeks and tomorrow it will be four weeks since my surgery. I am now walking with a limp but not crutches, walker or cane.
May 3, 2008
Tuesday we visited the local surgeon who removed the staples and said I was doing very well and asked to see me in a year. On Wednesday we joined Gold's Gym for a year because we are going to need it. It is getting easier to walk every day although some evenings are more "achey" than others. J
April 26, 2008
Healing continues. Monday we followed up with the family doctor.
April 20, 2008
We picked up Jeff at the Savannah airport before noon on Friday and had the trailer ready to travel just after 1PM. It took a while to determine the best way out of a tight parking spot, execute that plan, drive through the winding campground road to the dump station, dump the holding tanks and
April 17, 2008
Well we have accomplished about everything we had talked about over the past year or so except maybe that much dreaded disaster. We were in Savannah for a few days before two days in Hilton Head and then back home to settle in and vote. On Sunday morning at about 11 we were leaving the visitor
April 12, 2008
Skidaway Island State Park is a beautiful place, thanks to the Hayes for their recommendation. Today was Earth Day at the park so we were busy watching the Native American Traditional Dancing, the birds of prey and visiting the vendor exhibits to include learning how to raise worms to getting ou
April 10, 2008
We spoke with Jeff & Sharon the other day and weren't sure if we were going to be able to get together for long because Jeff was on jury duty and was in a trial. We went to Anastasia State Park yesterday and walked the beach. Jeff called while we were there and his trial had ended so we had